Italian Christian Democrat party's seven-time former premier Giulio Andreotti, right, and former president Francesco Cossiga, share a word on their way to a presentation of Andreotti's latest book "1948: l'anno dello scampato pericolo" (1948: the year peril was avoided), in Rome, Wednesday Dec. 7, 2005. Coming together in an rare public appearance, veteran politicians Cossiga and Andreotti offered anecdotes about post-war Italian politics, hinting at the upcoming general elections in April 2006. (AP Photo/Corrado Giambalvo)